ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition vs Quadro 600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 600 with Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 600
2010
1 GB DDR3, 40 Watt
1.37
+251%

600 outperforms ATI X1950 CrossFire Edition by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking10141258
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.15no data
Power efficiency2.35no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameGF108R580+
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 December 2010 (14 years ago)10 September 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed640 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors585 million384 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.2410.40
Floating-point processing power0.2458 TFLOPSno data
ROPs816
TMUs1616

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3GDDR4
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s64 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VHDCI

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro 600 1.37
+251%
ATI X1950 CrossFire Edition 0.39

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro 600 529
+250%
ATI X1950 CrossFire Edition 151

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 0.39
Recency 13 December 2010 10 September 2006
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm

Quadro 600 has a 251.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro 600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 600 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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